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Double rainbow at Burning Man: 'What does it mean?'

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:30
Rain and sun at the famous arts festival inspired a large-scale and spontaneous recitation of the famous "Double Rainbow" meme.

NASA moves historic images into Flickr archives (photos)

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:40
In a collaboration between NASA, Flickr, and the Internet Archive, dozens of historic space images are getting more public exposure.

Why Skype is perfect for Cisco

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:47
Skype and Cisco Systems could be a match made in heaven. Cisco is reportedly courting Skype, which plans to go public sometime this fall.

NASA brings historic photos to Flickr Commons

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:40
NASA and the Internet Archive have agreed to bring historic photos related to the space organization to Flickr Commons.

Unmanned seaplane shape-shifts to fly steadily

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:15
The EUREKA E! 3931 ASARP project is testing a UAV whose wing and tail tabs move to counteract wind in the hopes that it can improve maritime search-and-rescue operations.

CNET's Apple event predictions

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:01
CNET's portable-entertainment editor Donald Bell joins the Buzz Out Loud crew to discuss what to expect at the September 1 Apple music event in San Francisco.

Vail Resorts unveils ski slope geolocation system

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:55
As apps like Foursquare and Facebook Places permeate the mainstream, one ski resort operator is hoping that it can use similar tech to its advantage.

iTunes song samples may double in length

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:42
Think 30 seconds isn't enough to decide whether you like a song? Sources tell CNET that Apple is making changes. They also say you'll have to wait longer for an iTunes cloud service.

MySpace finally plugs into Facebook

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 07:32
Individual users and--more importantly--artists and musicians using MySpace can now push their updates to Facebook, an effort that MySpace probably hopes will keep them from jumping ship entirely.

Is Cisco chatting up Skype?

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 07:10
TechCrunch reports that it has heard a rumor that Cisco Systems has made a bid to buy the company's voice over Internet Protocol service.

Another day, another social start-up for Google

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:41
SocialDeck becomes the latest start-up to join Google, as the search giant works feverishly over the summer months to build out its social-technology portfolio.

Tapping this app gives special-needs users a voice

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:00
A new wave of App Store offerings, including Proloquo2Go, is gaining favor over clunky and uberexpensive devices for those with communication disorders--and making assistive technology cool.

Microsoft to build massive Virginia data center

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:46
The software maker confirms plans to spend up to $499 million to build a modular data center in Southern Virginia.

Microsoft launches Bing search app for Android

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:41
Bing for Android is Microsoft's most significant Android contribution yet. While it isn't quite up to par with the iPhone version, it's still a smooth operator.

EPA proposes grading system for car fuel economy

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:25
Fuel economy labels for new passenger cars are being upgraded so consumers can compare electric cars and plug-in hybrids with conventional vehicles.

Quicken Online goes offline for Mint.com

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:20
About a year after Intuit's acquisition of Mint.com, it is closing the doors on its competing product. The technological migration has been tough for the company, it acknowledges.

Xbox Live Gold subscribers face price increase

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:49
Gold members of Microsoft's Xbox Live premium online service should expect a $10 price hike in yearly memberships beginning November 1.

Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy S smartphones

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:14
Company reaches a milestone in about six weeks with this line of Android-based smartphones, which have been available via AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint is up next.

Nintendo to cut DSi pricing on September 12

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:55
Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the DSi starting in September. The Nintendo DS Lite's price will remain unchanged.

HP gets OK to buy back $10 billion of stock

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:47
In midst of bidding war with Dell to acquire storage vendor 3Par, HP receives authorization from its board to repurchase up to $10 billion of its own shares as it sees opportunities.